2014 Huddle mock offseason rules/ offense and specialist FA pool

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Hope everyone has been doing their homework, and research on their teams. Figuring out what FA prospects and draft guys you want to add to make that playoff push. Depth Charts should be up and completed byJanuary 31st, @ 8:00 pm ESTin the depth chart thread.

During this time each team has the option of designating a franchise tag on one of their own free agents they wish to keep for the $ amount for that position. You must state who you will use the franchise tag on beforeFebruary 6th @ 8:00 pm ESTtime in the appropriate FA thread. (If I am tagging a WR I need to say so in the offense FA thread.) If you do decide to use the franchise tag on someone, your cap will reflect the move and the next best free agent will enter the pool. Every team will have at least 5 players in the FA pool.

Then the free agency period will begin. The start of FA period will be at 12:00 pm EST time on February 8th. Each team will have a cap space figure to stay within. You simply bid on free agents you want and the highest bidder adds that player to their team. You can sign multiple free agents but you have to remain within your cap space. During the free agency period teams can also trade draft picks for players on other teams by negotiating a deal with another GM. Please do not put any FA in the pool on your team until you won the bid for that player.

Free agency period will go into the draft( FA will be over after the draft.) The draft will start on February 28th @ 6:00 pm EST. (That is the friday after the combine) Player trades will be allowed during the draft, and FA pick ups. You may trade up or down using draft picks and whenever your team is on the clock choose who to pick.

Free Agency Rules

Free agency and player trading will commence on Saturday, February 8th 12:00 pm EST. FA officially ends @ the end of the draft. The draft will begin February 28th @ 6:00 pm EST.

The top five URFAs from each team will enter the free agent pool. All other FAs will stay with their original team and you can treat these players just like anyone else under contract. You may also not put those guys on your depth chart if you want. RFA's will remain with the current team they are with, but can be traded away. I will look at overthecap.com, spotrac.com, and walterfootball.com to decide each team top 5 FAs to put into the FA pool. Position, age, and productivity will play a role into the decision.

Franchise Tag: Each team will be able to franchise one of their free agents. This will cost a set amount based on position and will count towards that teams cap. The deadline for designating a franchise tag will be 8:00pm EST on Thursday, February 6th. Please post who you wish to franchise tag in the appropriate FA Offense or Defense thread.

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At no time can your total outstanding bids be higher than the amount you have to spend! This is up to you and you only to keep track of. If you exceed your spending limit you will be penalized, your total cap space reduced by $10.

Bidding on Players in FA

Players are signed 1 day (exactly 24 hours) from the time of the highest bid. For example, if your high bid was posted on Sunday 1PM the player will officially be signed and added to your roster Monday 1PM so long as nobody outbids you during that 1 day. If someone outbids you, then the day waiting period starts again from the time of their top bid. This 1 day waiting period may be reduced to 12 hours or less toward the end of the free agency period.

Home Team Advantages

Teams resigning their own free agents will have a couple advantages. First, they can simply match the top offer rather than having to outbid( When matching a offer please put the $ amount as well). Second, they will get a discount off the final price after the player is officially signed. The discount will be applied as followed:
Final bid: $3-$6 = $1 discount.
Final bid: $7-$10 = $2 discount.
Final bid: $11-$14 = $3 discount.
Final bid: $15+ = $4 discount.

If somebody is a FA and appears in the pool, please take them off our depth chart until you win the bid for that player. Again, we will use a combo of walterfootball.com, spotrac.com, and overthecap.com to determine the top 5 FAs from each team.

Teams cap space

The projected ceiling is $127. But we are rolling over cap space from 2013 to increase the spending. Below are the teams and the cap space money. These numbers are from overthecap.com.

Each team will be allowed to cut up to 5 players on their roster to create some cap room. Deadline to cut a player is the same as the tag which isFeb, 6th @ 8:00 pm EST.Catch-22 is your player that gets cut now enters the FA pool(which bumps your 5 fa to 10 at most), and you are still on the hook for a % of that player cap hit based off years left on the contract. A player with 1 year = 60%, 2 years = 50%, 3 years = 40%, 4 years = 30%, 5+ years = 20% off their cap hit for 2014. You have to let everyone know who you are cutting in the offense or defense FA threads. Also let us know how much money you are freeing up so I can add it to your cap total.

Ex. Player X has a contract with 3 years and $12 left, meaning he has a cap hit of $4. You cut him so you would have to pay 40% of $4, which would free up about $2 off your cap.

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im adding #s now, and you can cut up to 5 players. still posting info as we speak.

how much cap does schaub free me

Last September, the Texans opted after only one game to give Matt Schaub a long-term contract. He pocketed $22 million in 2012, and the question after the season will become whether the Texans want to throw good money after a suddenly bad player.

Per a source with knowledge of the contract, the cap hit becomes somewhat manageable after the 2013 season. If the Texans designate Schaub as a post-June 1 cut, the cap charge in 2014 would be $3.5 million. In 2015, $7 million in dead money would apply.

The Texans also would avoid paying Schaub $10 million next season by cutting him, along with another $1 million in total per-game roster bonuses.

WHEN I CUT HIM USING OVERTHECAP.COM MY AVAILABLE CAP FOR 2014 GOES FROM 3.06MIL TO 6.64MIL